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01-02-2014, 06:20 PM
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You probably had the same dream when you were a teenager. Your sixteenth birthday is coming up, or Christmas, or maybe both, and all you want is a muscle car to call your own. That dream has come true for some, and one of them was none other than Edsel Ford II.
Henry Ford's great grandson turned 16 on December 27, 1964 - two days after Christmas and eight months after the original Mustang (http://www.autoblog.com/ford/mustang/) went on sale. And that's just what was waiting for him in the driveway, courtesy of his father (and reigning chief executive) Henry Ford II.
The specially-prepared pony car had a pearlescent cream paintjob with narrow blue racing stripes, functional hood scoop, chrome trim, Euro-spec fender-mounted mirrors, a blue leather and aluminum interior, a monogrammed fuel cap... and a 289-cubic-inch V8 under the hood.
The first of many, Edsel drove this Mustang for four years, through high school and college until a friend totaled it. Ford (http://www.autoblog.com/ford/) recently dug up these photos from its archives for Edsel, who remains on the company's board over which his cousin Bill presides. "That Mustang was my first car and one of my favorites," he said. "Seeing the photos that were discovered in the Ford archives brought back many fond memories." Read the whole story below (http://www.mnfords.com/2014/01/02/1964-ford-mustang-edsel-ford-ii/#continued).Continue reading This unique '64 Mustang was Edsel Ford II's first car (http://www.autoblog.com/2014/01/02/1964-ford-mustang-edsel-ford-ii/)
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You probably had the same dream when you were a teenager. Your sixteenth birthday is coming up, or Christmas, or maybe both, and all you want is a muscle car to call your own. That dream has come true for some, and one of them was none other than Edsel Ford II.
Henry Ford's great grandson turned 16 on December 27, 1964 - two days after Christmas and eight months after the original Mustang (http://www.autoblog.com/ford/mustang/) went on sale. And that's just what was waiting for him in the driveway, courtesy of his father (and reigning chief executive) Henry Ford II.
The specially-prepared pony car had a pearlescent cream paintjob with narrow blue racing stripes, functional hood scoop, chrome trim, Euro-spec fender-mounted mirrors, a blue leather and aluminum interior, a monogrammed fuel cap... and a 289-cubic-inch V8 under the hood.
The first of many, Edsel drove this Mustang for four years, through high school and college until a friend totaled it. Ford (http://www.autoblog.com/ford/) recently dug up these photos from its archives for Edsel, who remains on the company's board over which his cousin Bill presides. "That Mustang was my first car and one of my favorites," he said. "Seeing the photos that were discovered in the Ford archives brought back many fond memories." Read the whole story below (http://www.mnfords.com/2014/01/02/1964-ford-mustang-edsel-ford-ii/#continued).Continue reading This unique '64 Mustang was Edsel Ford II's first car (http://www.autoblog.com/2014/01/02/1964-ford-mustang-edsel-ford-ii/)
This unique '64 Mustang was Edsel Ford II's first car (http://www.autoblog.com/2014/01/02/1964-ford-mustang-edsel-ford-ii/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Thu, 02 Jan 2014 19:40:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.mnfords.com/rss-term-of-use/).
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